Miguel Santa Maria Mochon, better known as Padre Miguel, ( Dílar, September 8, 1879 –

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, March 19, 1947) was a Spanish

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priest, whose name was given to the Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Padre Miguel. Born in the village of

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came to

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in 1888. Four years later, fatherless, was under the care of Vincentian priests. He studied at the Salesian College in Niteroi by 1898, when he began his training in

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of Long River. Later, he was sent by Cardinal Arcoverde to France. Back to Rio de Janeiro, completed the renovation of the church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, which was named

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in 1910. Created the first regular school in the region of

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. He also worked at the mills catechizing of N. Sra. Da Conceição da

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and Botafogo Farm, treading the path that became known as ''Way of the Father''. He was also a pioneer of film exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, converting your home into a small cinema. He died in 1947 and was buried in the church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição. His name was given to the train station formerly known as ''Moça Bonita''.
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of Monsignor Miguel Monchon in the church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição 19th-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-hist-stub